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Eco-poet leads others in verse workshops to honour the planet
Polly March
In a time when many of us share grave ecological concerns, eco-poetry has proved itself to be a burgeoning art form, with poets as prominent as Gillian Clarke and Carol Ann Duffy penning verse about climate change.
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National poet Gillian Clarke on the inspiration behind her latest collection
Polly March
This Friday comrades in verse, National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke and poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, return to the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea for an evening of poetry.
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Poet's seven-year vision is realised in print at last
Polly March
Seven years is a long time in anyone's book, but for poet Emily Hinshelwood it was the gestation period needed for her first collection, On Becoming A Fish.
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Women's writing celebrated at the xx minifest
Laura Chamberlain
Writing by and for women will be celebrated this weekend as the xx minifest of women鈥檚 writing 2012 takes place at Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre.
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Hashtag Dylan Thomas: Under Milk Wood in 28 tweets
Laura Chamberlain
This Thursday, 4 October, marks National Poetry in the UK. To celebrate the occasion one of the most well-known works by Dylan Thomas will be published in a new, very abridged version - thanks to the medium of Twitter.
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Festival of sung and spoken word at Dylan Thomas' birthplace
Polly March
Poets and musicians will be descending on Dylan Thomas' birthplace, number 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, in Swansea from today as part of a week long festival.
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Philip Larkin poem inspires exhibition at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
Polly March
In his poem I Remember I Remember, Philip Larkin cites an adult reflecting on his childhood and it is the final line of the poem, "Nothing, like something, happens anywhere", that has inspired an exhibition at the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff.
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Remembering Welsh poet Hedd Wyn
Laura Chamberlain
Welsh poet Hedd Wyn was killed in action on 31 July 95 years ago.
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Australian poet scoops Cardiff International Poetry Competition top prize
Laura Chamberlain
The 2012 Cardiff International Poetry Competition has lived up to its international name with Australian poet Mark Tredinnick winning the first prize of 拢5,000. Mark Tredinnick. Photo: Literature Wales Tredinnick, who lives near the Wingecarribee River near Sydney, scooped the prize for his poem Margaret River Sestets. He has published 11 works of poetry and prose, many of which have won or been shortlisted for various literary prizes, and last year he won the prestigious Montreal International Poetry Prize. The second prize of 拢500 in the Cardiff competition was won by Jonathan Edwards from Crosskeys for his poem Evel Knievel Jumps Over My Family. Edwards' first poetry collection, My Family and Other Superheroes, is forthcoming from Bridgend publisher Seren Books. Harry Man from London claimed the third place prize of 拢250 with his poem Lost Ordinance, Sussex, 1943. You can read the winning poems on welshpoetry.co.uk. Five runners-up prizes were also awarded in the competition, run by Literature Wales, which was judged by Sin茅ad Morrissey and the recent Wales Book of Year winner Patrick McGuinness. For more on the competition and its winners, and to read the winning poems, visit the Literature Wales website, literaturewales.org/cipc. Meanwhile, Sally Spedding has won the Welsh Poetry Competition with her poem She wears green, on the topic of animal cruelty. Second prize was won by Glyn Edwards with Lambing Language while third prize went to Morgan Rhys Powell with Austerity. Welsh writer and poet John Evans judged the 2012 competition.
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Comic verse wins out at Caerleon Arts Festival
Laura Chamberlain
A comic poem inspired by The Sound Of Music has won the inaugural All Wales Comic Verse competition at the Caerleon Arts Festival. The subject matters of entries ranged enormously, including the after effects of curry, the problems of ageing and women with facial hair. But Mike Greenhough, a r...
